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Field trials for new hybrid rice underway in Mwea

The ongoing hybrid rice research at the KARLO Centre, within the Mwea Irrigation scheme where a high yielding variety is undergoing field trials. (Standard)

Crop researchers have come up with a high yielding rice variety that is currently under trial at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme.

The hybrid variety that takes a shorter time to mature is undergoing field trials on 400 acres.

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